Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for January 26, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [West Middle School evacuated after bomb threat; students bused to Free State High]( West Middle School was evacuated Thursday morning as a safety precaution following a report of a written threat "that could be considered a bomb threat" left on a technology device Wednesday, according to a news release from the Lawrence school ... [West Middle School evacuated after bomb threat; students bused to Free State High]( By: Staff Report West Middle School was evacuated Thursday morning as a safety precaution following a report of a written threat "that could be considered a bomb threat" left on a technology device Wednesday, according to a news release from the Lawrence school ... January 26, 2023 @ 11:58am [Local legislator introduces bill to require ministers, other religious leaders to report suspicions of child abuse]( By: Chad Lawhorn A Douglas County legislator has filed a bill that would require priests and other ministers to report any suspected child abuse to state authorities. Sen Tom Holland, D-{NAME} City, filed Senate Bill 87 this week that would add “duly ... January 26, 2023 @ 11:33am [Man accused of engaging in armed standoff at apartment charged with aggravated assault and burglary]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man accused of engaging in an armed standoff with police earlier this week was charged Wednesday in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated assault with a firearm and one felony count of aggravated ... January 25, 2023 @ 4:40pm [Second brother sentenced for 2021 incident with gun at downtown Lawrence bar]( By: Chris Conde The second brother involved in an incident in which a gun was discharged at a bar in downtown Lawrence was sentenced to probation on Monday. Chance S. Gosewisch, 26, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, was originally charged with one felony count of ... January 25, 2023 @ 1:33pm [Lawrence receives 2.5 inches of snow, National Weather Service says]( By: Chris Conde The National Weather Service reports that 2.5 inches of snow fell overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning in Lawrence, though temperatures in the mid-30s had diminished that amount by midmorning. Weather over the next few days is expected to ... January 25, 2023 @ 11:18am [ATM stolen from Baker University’s Student Union; police seek public's help in solving theft]( By: Staff report {NAME} City police are asking for the public's help after an ATM was stolen from Baker University’s Student Union. According to a news release from {NAME} City Municipal Government, the police were notified Tuesday morning that an ATM had ... January 24, 2023 @ 5:14pm [Woman who had a detainer from immigration officials is released from Douglas County Jail]( By: Chris Conde A woman in the Douglas County Jail who had a detainer from immigration officials was released on Monday pursuant to a judge's order. The order, a writ of habeas corpus signed by Judge Carl A. Folsom III, was issued on Friday after the ... January 24, 2023 @ 3:11pm [KBI: Man shot by deputies in Dodge City was suspect in Arizona killings]( By: MARGARET STAFFORD, Associated Press Story updated at 6:16 p.m. Tuesday: A man who died in a shootout that injured four Kansas law enforcement officers was a suspect in a double homicide in Phoenix, Arizona, police said Tuesday. Leroy D. Malone, 39, of Phoenix, was killed Monday ... January 24, 2023 @ 2:24pm [Lawrence community organizer and activist charged with aggravated battery, fails to appear in court]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 A Lawrence community organizer and one-time prominent student activist at the University of Kansas is facing a charge of aggravated battery. The woman, Trinity Carpenter, 36, is charged in Douglas ... January 24, 2023 @ 12:05pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044